After the 2030 FIFA World Cup, the 2028 Futsal World Cup is emerging as another competition that both Morocco and Spain are keen to host. According to Spanish newspaper AS, Spain is looking to organize another major international sporting event. Futsal is among the sports the country wants to develop as part of its ambitions to host major competitions.
Spain has not hosted a Futsal World Cup since the 20th century, which provides further motivation for its bid to stage the next edition.
“We remain open to all possibilities. Spain rarely submitted bids for this type of event in the past, and we would be delighted to host such tournaments,” sources within the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) told AS.
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Morocco, the reigning African champion for the fourth consecutive time, is also bidding to host the competition. Spanish futsal outlet Futsalia has gone as far as to claim that Morocco will host the tournament, which would make it the first country in Africa to stage the event.
However, FIFA has yet to confirm anything. The bidding process remains open, and the competition schedule has not yet been announced. So far, Asia has hosted four editions of the World Cup—in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan—while Europe and the Americas have each hosted three. Africa has never had the opportunity to stage the competition.
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Spain appears determined to host a World Cup in a sport it wants to develop further. The country also submitted a bid to host the Finalissima, which was ultimately awarded to Brazil. AS also reports that hosting a European Championship between 2028 and 2030 is among Spain’s other plans.
However, no decision has been made yet. Other countries, including Indonesia, are also in the running. The process remains open.
